<h4>Chapter 1365: Nianyao and Mo Xicheng (38)</h4>


    Shi Nianyao cleared her throat. “I- I was just saying, let’s drive back to the hotel quickly.”


    Mo Xicheng couldn’t help shaking his head upon hearing this.


    It was already 10 p.m. by the time they drove out of the parking lot.


    As they were making their way to the hotel, Shi Nianyao’s cell phone rang.


    She paused briefly and nced down at the screen. Then she muted the phone.


    Noticing this, Mo Xicheng threw her a nce and asked, “Who was that? You act like it was an enemy?”


    She replied, “My Big Brother.”


    Mo Xicheng asked her, “Did you tell your family that you won’t be home tonight?”


    She lowered her head guiltily and said, “My parents are out of town and there’s no one home, so I didn’t inform anyone.”


    Mo Xicheng: ...


    She sighed and continued, “I’m sure it was that big mouth Su Penghao. How would my brother know I’m not home otherwise?”


    Arching his eyebrow, he repeated, “Su Penghao?”


    Shi Nianyao nodded. “That’s right. Su Penghao’s my next-door neighbor. He drops by almost everyday if he’s free! Recently, he was in Shanghai for some sort ofpetition so he wasn’t around. But it seems his club is on holiday now so he’s been free.”


    She bit her lip and looked at her cell phone with much resentment.


    “Pick up the call,” Mo Xicheng suggested. “Otherwise he will get worried.”


    With this advice, she connected the line.


    At once, a voice at the other end spoke. Shi Xun said simply and directly, “Where are you? Why aren’t you home?”


    Shi Nianyao quickly exined, “I’m out with a friend. What’s up Big Brother? What’s the matter?”


    “What’s the matter? It’ste at night and you’re a single youngdy hanging out. I want you home now. Right away. Immediately. I don’t care where you are.”


    “Big Brother!” she protested. “I’m not a kid. Stop worrying about me. I’m with my friend and it’s embarrassing when you do this!”


    There was a long pause after she said this. “You must be with your boyfriend?”


    Shi Nianyao: ...


    She turned to nce at Mo Xicheng, coughed softly and said, “Erm, Big Brother, I think maybe you and Sister-inw should have another baby, rather than spend time worrying about me. I’m hanging up!”


    Then she disconnected the line.


    Even very judiciously, she turned off the cell phone.


    Mo Xicheng: ...


    Mo Xicheng couldn’t help finding her guilt-ridden face funny.


    But at the same time, he felt guilty himself.


    He couldn’t give Shi Nianyao a proper status at the moment, and on top of that, he had even put her in the situation of hiding their marriage from her family.


    He lowered his head and, after a while, said, “Nianyao, how about I take you home?”


    “What?” She looked at the man, clearly startled.


    Suddenly, she felt awful.


    She had hidden this from her parents and now, did Mo Xicheng also think that she was an indecent girl?


    She pouted and lowered her head as she mumbled, “Ok.”


    He nced at her and then spun the car around, in the direction of her home.


    She turned away angrily and looked out of the car window, feeling the pent-up frustration inside her chest like a giant wad of cotton wool.


    Mo Xicheng sighed when he saw her unhappy and finally said, “Nianyao, I’m sorry.”


    She paused.


    He said unhurriedly, “Let’s go back to the hotel.”


    Her eyes lit up. Then she heard his deep and resonant voice say decisively:


    “Because I don’t think I can bring myself to let you go tonight “